Gelidium latifolium - Marine Life Encyclopedia

Gelidium latifolium (Greville) Bornet

Gelidium latifolium

Description: Thallus grows from prostrate axes erect fronds to 20 cms, compressed and branching distichously once or twice.

Habitat: Epilithic in the lower littoral and sublittoral to 15m.

Distribution: Generally distributed around the British Isles. Europe: Medirerranean, Portugal, Spain, France and Norway. Malaga.

Distribution Map: NBN map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

WoRMS: Species record : World Register of Marine Species.

iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database

Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2016). Gelidium latifolium (Greville) Bornet. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=ZM2160 Accessed on 2026-05-14

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